According to examples of the present disclosure, an access point (ap) device, an internet of things (IoT) device, and a communication device are provided. The ap device may include an ap housing, a control board arranged within the ap housing, and a first electrical connecting part and a first assembly part arranged on the ap housing. The control board and the IoT device are electrically connected by the first electrical connecting part. The ap device may assemble with the IoT device by way of the first assembly part.
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1. An access point (ap) device, comprising:
an ap housing;
a control board arranged in the ap housing;
a first electrical connecting part arranged on the ap housing;
a first assembly part arranged on a surface of the ap housing, configured to assemble an internet of things (IoT) device; and
a first limit guide rail and a second limit guide rail arranged on the ap housing,
wherein the first electrical connecting part is electrically connected to the IoT device and the control board, and
the first electrical connecting part and the first assembly part are positioned between the first limit guide rail and the second limit guide rail.
2. The ap device according to
the first electrical connecting part comprises a plurality of metal contacts arranged on the surface of the ap housing; and
the metal contacts and the control board are electrically connected by a communication pin and a power supply pin.
3. The ap device according to
4. The ap device according to
the first limit guide rail comprises:
a first main body for limiting, and
a first limiting part arranged on the first main body for limiting;
the second limit guide rail comprises:
a second main body for limiting, and
a second limiting part arranged on the second main body for limiting;
wherein a distance between the first main body for limiting and the second main body for limiting is greater than a distance between the first limiting part and the second limiting part, such that the first limit guide rail and the second limit guide rail are in cooperation with each other to limit a transverse movement of the IoT device.
5. The ap device according to
a stopper arranged on the ap housing; and
an antitheft device arranged on the ap housing;
wherein the stopper is in cooperation with the antitheft device to limit a longitudinal movement of the IoT device.
6. The ap device according to
an antitheft bolt;
a first elastic member connected at a tail end of the antitheft bolt; and
a locking mechanism in cooperation with the antitheft bolt.
7. The ap device according to
the first elastic member is in a compressed state when the antitheft bolt does not go beyond the surface of the ap housing;
when the first elastic member restores from the compressed state to an initial state,
the antitheft bolt moves along an axial direction of the first elastic member under a restoring force of the first elastic member, such that the antitheft bolt stretches out of the surface of the ap housing to abut against the IoT device, and
the locking mechanism is connected to the antitheft bolt to limit a movement of the antitheft bolt.
8. The ap device according to
a latch;
an electromagnet;
a second elastic member connected between the latch and the electromagnet; and
a lockhole arranged on the antitheft bolt and in cooperation with the latch.
9. The ap device according to
the latch is inserted into the lockhole when the second elastic member is in an initial state; and
when the electromagnet is powered on,
the latch is sucked out of the lockhole by the electromagnet, and
the second elastic member is in a compressed state.
10. A communication device, comprising:
the ap device according to
an IoT device comprising: a housing of the IoT device; a communication module arranged in the housing of the IoT device; a second electrical connecting part arranged on the housing of the IoT device, the second electrical connecting part being electrically connected to the communication module and a first electrical connecting part of an access point (ap) device; and a second assembly part arranged on the housing of the IoT device, configured to connect a first assembly part of the ap device correspondingly;
wherein the ap device and the IoT device are capable of being connected for communication by way of an electrical connection between the first electrical connecting part and the second electrical connecting part; and
the IoT device is able to be assembled with the ap device by way of a connection between the first assembly part and the second assembly part.
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This present application is a U.S. National Phase of International Patent Application Serial No. PCT/CN2018/076306 entitled “AP DEVICE, INTERNET-OF-THINGS DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE,” filed on Feb. 11, 2018. International Patent Application Serial No. PCT/CN2018/076306 claims the priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201710091624.2 filed on Feb. 20, 2017. The entire contents of each of the above-cited applications are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety for all purposes.
Mainstream communication protocols supporting the Internet of Things (IoT) include, for example, Zigbee, BLE, RFID, ANT+, and so on. In order to connect all terminals supporting different protocols, it is needed to purchase communication devices supporting different protocols.
For example, for an access point (AP) device, different IoT protocols may be supported by inserting different IoT modules on a control board after the housing of the AP device is opened. This manner is similar to opening the housing of a notebook computer to add a memory.
However, during the process of disassembling the housing of the AP device to insert different IoT modules for extension, a physical damage such as electrostatic breakdown may occur to damage the control board of the AP device. Maintenance cost may be increased if professionals are invited to carry out plug operation of extension modules.
Technical solutions in the examples of the present disclosure will be described clearly and completely below, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the examples of the present disclosure. Apparently, the described examples are some but not all of the examples of the present disclosure. All other examples obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art based on the examples of the present disclosure without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.
Terms used in the present disclosure are only for the purpose of description of specific examples, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. As used in the present disclosure and appended claims, the singular forms “a/an”, “said” and “the” intend to also include the plural form, unless the content clearly dictates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term “and/or” used herein means to include arbitrary and all possible combinations of one or more items listed in association.
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The first assembly part 13 may be configured to assemble an IoT device 20 as shown in
In an alternative example of the present disclosure, the first electrical connecting part 12 may be a plurality of metal contacts arranged on the surface of the AP housing 11. The AP device 10 may further include communication pins (not shown) and power supply pins (not shown) connected between the metal contacts and the control board. Correspondingly, the IoT device 20 may be provided with elastic metallic contact pins electrically connected to the metal contacts, such that a simple assembly of the IoT device 20 with the AP device 10 may be satisfied, thereby facilitating quick replacement of the IoT device 20 under different protocols. In other examples, the first electrical connecting part 12 on the AP device 10 may be also may be the elastic metallic contact pin, and the second electrical connecting part 22 of the IoT device 20 may be the metal contact. Of course, in other examples of the present disclosure, the first electrical connecting part 12 also may be a male connector or female connector of any structure type, and any quick hot-pluggable electrical connecting part shall fall within the present disclosure.
The first assembly part 13 may be a magnetic component arranged on the AP housing 11. Correspondingly, a second assembly part 23 arranged on the IoT device 20 may be a magnetic component attracting the first assembly part 13. The first assembly part 13 and the second assembly part 23 may be attracted by way of a magnet and an iron block or by way of a magnet and another magnet (opposite ends the two magnets herein are heterospolar), such that the IoT device 20 is fixed to the AP device 10. This manner of cooperation may allow a better contact between the first electrical connecting part 12 and the second electrical connecting part 22, such that a broken circuit resulted from an unreliable connection may be effectively avoided. Moreover, this manner of cooperation may further facilitate the IoT device 20 to be disassembled from the AP device 10. Of course, in other examples of the present disclosure, the first assembly part 13 also may have a telescopic clamping arm for clamping the IoT device 20. The manner of connection between the first assembly part 13 and the second assembly part 23 also may be a manner of cooperation between an elastic clamping piece and a latching slot, etc.
Further, the AP device 10 may further include a first limit guide rail 14 and a second limit guide rail 15 arranged on the AP housing 11, as shown in
In this example, each of the first limit guide rail 14 and the second limit guide rail 15 may include a main body for limiting and a limiting part arranged on the main body for limiting. That is, the first limit guide rail 14 includes a main body for limiting 141 and a limiting part 142 arranged on the main body for limiting 141, and the second limit guide rail 15 includes a main body for limiting 151 and a limiting part 152 arranged on the main body for limiting 151. A distance between the two main bodies for limiting 141, 151 may be greater than a distance between the two limiting parts 142, 152, such that the first limit guide rail 14 and the second limit guide rail 15 may have structures shaped like “7” and arranged oppositely. In this way, the two main bodies for limiting 141, 151 may cooperate with each other to clamp the IoT device 20, and the two limiting parts 142, 152 are used for limiting the movement of the IoT device 20 along a vertical direction, such that the IoT device 20 is limited to glide only along axial directions of the first limit guide rail 14 and the second limit guide rail 15.
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In another example, as shown in
In this example, when the AP device 10 does not need to use the IoT device 20 or the antitheft device 17, the antitheft bolt 171 may not go beyond the surface of the AP housing 11, just as shown in
The choke plug 18 may be removed when it is necessary to use the antitheft device. At this moment, as shown in
The locking mechanism may include a latch 1731, an electromagnet 1732, and a second elastic member 1733 connected between the latch 1731 and the electromagnet 1732. As shown in
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The second electrical connecting part 22 on the housing 21 of the IoT device may be electrically connected to the communication module in the housing 21 of the IoT device and to the first electrical connecting part 12 of the AP device 10, such that the intercommunication between the IoT device 20 and the AP device 10 is implemented. The communication module of the present disclosure may carry out communications based on a Zigbee (a short-range low-energy wireless communication technology) protocol, a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) protocol, a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) protocol, an ANT+(a short range communication protocol) protocol and so on. Of course, the communication module of the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and communication protocols prevailing on the market are applicable to the communication module of the present disclosure.
In an alternative example, the second electrical connecting part 22 may be an elastic metallic contact pin arranged on the housing 21 of the IoT device, and the first electrical connecting part 12 in cooperation with the second electrical connecting part 22 may be a metal contact. Of course, the first electrical connecting part 12 may be the elastic metallic contact pin, and the second electrical connecting part 22 may be the metal contact.
Further, the IoT device 20 may include a second assembly part 23 arranged on the housing 21 of the IoT device to connect the first assembly part 13 of the AP device 10 correspondingly. The second assembly part 23 may be a magnetic component arranged on the housing 21 of the IoT device, and the first assembly part 13 correspondingly attracting the second assembly part 23 may be a magnetic component or an iron block. The first assembly part 13 and the second assembly part 23 may be attracted by way of a magnet and an iron block or by way of a magnet and another magnet, such that the IoT device 20 is fixed to the AP device 10.
The IoT device 20 according to the present disclosure may support different network protocols, integrate different chips, antennas, radio frequencies, baseband signals and so on into one module, and connect the control board of the AP device 10 via an 12C or Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) interface, such that the IoT device 20 may also act as a gateway. For example, the IoT device 20 supporting ZigBee may communicate with a ZigBee terminal, and may forward the contents of communication to the control board of the AP device 10, such that the control board performs management and control.
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According to the present disclosure, complex and various IoT modules may be made independent, and the IoT modules may be connected to the AP device by way of insertion to constitute an integrated Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) IoT gateway. A user may arbitrarily select and assemble IoT devices under different protocols on the AP device according to needs. In the process of upgrading the IoT devices in the future, the up-to-date IoT devices may directly replace the old IoT devices without disassembling the AP device. Therefore, the maintenance cost may be reduced, and the user's existing investment may be guaranteed to the greatest extent. Moreover, the antitheft problem of the external IoT devices may be solved by smartly using the physical principle of an electromagnet.
Other implementation solutions of the present disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the technical solutions disclosed here. The present disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the present disclosure following the general principles thereof and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice in the art. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the present disclosure being indicated by the claims of the present disclosure.
It is to be appreciated that the present disclosure is not limited to the exact construction that has been described above and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and that various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope thereof. It is intended that the scope of the present disclosure only be limited by the appended claims.
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